Mowing machine



June 8,1926. 1,587,862

A. RUTISHAUSER ET AL MOWING MACHINE F d April 28, 1924 Sheets-Sheei 1 June 8 1926..

' 1,587,862 A. RUTISHAUSER ET AL MOWING MACHINE Filed April 28. 1924 2 heets-She r 2 fiweiziam":

Patented June 8, 1926 PATENT OFFICE.

ARNOLD BUIIBHAUSEB, OF OLTEQNYAND JACOB FAHRNI, OF ZURICH, SWITZERLAND,

ASSIGHOIBS TO EISEN- 8o STAHLWEBKE QEHLEB & GO. A.-G., OF AABAU, SWITZER- Application and April as, 1924. serial no The present invention refers to improvements in mowing machines of the type in which there is provided a cutter frame transversely arranged on a central cantilevered frame part and a blade moved to and fro by the movement or? the cutter blade for diverting the falling out material and dis tributing it into two swaths. With the known mowing machines of this type the distributio ing blade has been connected to the cutter blade or it has been arranged in an upright position on an oscillating lever carried by the frame part, so that. the movement oil the trout edge of the distributing blade adjacent to the material to be cut shows the largest amplitude; the absolute path along which saitront edge moves when the mowing machine travels corresponds to a sine curve. With these constructions the height of the 53d distributin' blade must be kept comparatively smal owing to the inertia of its mass, therefore the distributin action is onl effective when the materia to be cut is s ort. Furthermore it is not possible to arrange in these constructions a ri idly fixed s ike in front of the widely oscillating distributin blade as on account of the above mentione movement of the distributingblade along a sine curve an entangling of the cut material so would occur.

In order to distribute also high and en tangled cutmaterial in the desired manner, i. e. into two swaths, accordin to the present invention thedistributing ads, swingto ably mounted on an axis lyingin the longitudinal direction of the frame part and decreases in height towards the front so that the amplitude of its movement increases from fore to aft.

The shape of the distributing blade may be so chosen that the amplitude of the movement of its front edge is nearly nil, while on the other hand it is possible thereby to arrange a ri idly fixed member in front of 45 the. dlstributmg blade serving to assist in distributing the cut material.

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A constructional example of thesubject matter of the present invention is illustrated on the accompanyiing drawings, in which: 80 Fig. 1 is a side elevation with parts shown in section. s

Fig. 2 is a plan view, Fig. 3 is a plgn view with parts shown in section along e IIIIII inFig. 1,

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. 709,556, in in Switzerland March 25, 1924.

Fig. 4 is a cross-section along line lV---lV w in Fig. 1 and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the whole mowing machine.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 denotes the knife-beam provided in the middle of its length with a gudgeon 2 by means of which the knife-beam lis swingably mounted in a vertical plane in the frame art 3. The gudgeon held in position y a he 2 the necessary clearance being provide between hey and key slot to permit an ad justing movement of the knife-beam relatively to the frame part 3. The latter is ar ranged in the longitudinal centre plane of the machine so that the cutting mechanism is situated in front of the running wheels 18. 3 designates the knife to'which a reciprocating movement is imparted through the intermediary of a toothed rack 4 and a twoarmed swinging lever 5. The latter is provided at its rear end with a toothed segment 19 co-operating with. a toothed se ment of the actuating lever 6 to whic an' oscillatory movement about the pin 11 is imparted by a connecting-rod 7 operatively connected to a crank disc 21. The crank disc 21 is rotated b the motor 22 throu h the inter osition o a chain drive 23 an gear whee s 24. The drive of the wheels 18 by the motor is diagrammatically indicated by the gearwheel 32 co-operating with one of. the wheels 24. 8 denotes a carrier extending in the longitudinal direction of the frame 3 and provided in front with a part 9 sloping in the downward direction. The carrier 8 is rigidl connected by the two ins 10 and 11 to the 'rame 3; the pins 10 an 11 serve as. fulcrums of the swinging levers 5 and 6 respectively.

Below the oblique part 9 of the carrier 8 the pintle 12 of the distributing blade 13 is arran ed extending in the same direction as the ob ique part 9 and being protected by the latter against the falling out material. The distributing'blade 13 is of an approximate triangular sha e when seen in elevation. The front end of t e stationary carrier 8, 9 encloses to some extent the trian lar distributing blade. In the-end of t e sloping part 9 a horn sha ed member 14. is inserte 106 and fixed thereto y means of screw bolts so that the horn can be exchanged. The horn 14 situated in front of the distributing blade and the horn eventually effects a disentanglement of the upper ends of the material by the free rearwardly projecting end of the latter.

The distributing blade 13 is oscillated about its pintle 12 by the action of a spherical pin 15 fixed to the swinging lever 5 and pro ecting into a recess provided in the lower part of the blade 13 (Fig. 4). The amplitude of the oscillating movement of the front end of the distributing blade 13 is quite smallbut it increases towards the rear in accordance with the increased distance of the points of the lower longitudinal edge of the blade from the pivot, whereby the distribution effect of the blade is enhanced.

The roof-shaped divider 16 of sheet-iron is fixed to the carrier 8and serves for deviating the cut material from the driving arts arranged at the rear of the distributing blade 13. I

The driving lever 6 consists of two arts connected together by'means of screw olts 17 assing through slots 26, this connection ena les an alteration of the leverage and variation of the stroke of the reciprocating movement of the cuttin blade.

The steerin of the a ove described mowing machine is effected by hand by means of the u wardl projecting shafts 27 and 28 on whic the evers 29, 30 for controlling the motor are arranged. 31 is the tank for the motor fuel. The mowing machine can be easily handled by one person and it is very efficient in cutting grass, corn and the like.

VVe claim,

1. In a mowing machine, the combination with a wheeled frame having a middle, forwardly projecting part, a carrier supported thereover and havin its forward en downwardly inclined, a pintle on said end, a substantially triangular plate mounted on said pintle, means to oscillate said plate and a divider at the rear of said plate, whereby a swath is laid to both sides of said part.

2. In a mowing machine, the combination with a wheeled frame having a middle, forwardly projecting part'andcutting mechanism carried across the front end of said art; of a horn projecting from said part in front of thecutter mechanism, a substantially triangular blade, means to pivot said blade on an inclined side, and a divider stationary with res ect to said art, said blade being mounted etween sai horn and divider in a substantially vertical plane over said part.

3. n a mowin machine, the combination with a wheeled frame having a middle forwardly projecting part and cutter mechanism supported on the free end of said art with the ends of said mechanism exten ing to both sides of said part, and cutter vibrating mechanism; of a horn projecting from said middle part in front of the cutter mechanism, a substantially triangular blade hinged along one of its sides over said part, a pin and slot connection between the cutter vibrating mechanism and said blade to vibrate the blade in unison with the cutter mechanism, and a stationary dividerto the rear of said blade.

4. In a mowing machine, the combination downwardly sloping front end, a forwardly f projecting horn mounted on said sloping front end of the carrier, a triangular plate pivoted on one edge on said slopin end, a cutter operating device carried y said frame part, and means on said device to vi 'brate said plate.

5. In a mowing machine, the combination with a wheeled frame having a middle, forwardly pro'ecting part, and a cutter mechanism detac ably and pivotally mounted at its middle on the end of said part including a knife beam and a knife; of a rack on the knife, a carrier supported vertically above said part and having a downwardly slopin front end, a horn carried by said front en a triangular late pivoted on one edge to said slopin ront end, a divider on said carrier to tie rear of said plate, a swinging lever havin toothed ends, one end engaging said rac a ivoted toothed actuatlng lever engaging t e opposite end of said swin 'ng lever, and a pin and slot connection etween the swingin lever and plate.

In testimony that we 0 aim the foregoing as our invention, we have signed our names.

ARNOLD RUTISHAUSER. JACOB FAHRNI. 

